Meagher County is situated in central Montana
with the Little Belt Mountains marking its
northern boundary and the Big Belt
Mountains laying along its western border.
Sections of the Lewis & Clark and Helena
National Forests are scattered in various
regions of the county. The Smith River flows
northwesterly through the county, while the
Musselshell River originates in the south
central region and flows east. White Sulphur
Springs is the county seat.

Crops - 2003

Acres
Planted

Acres
Harvested

Yield

Unit

Production

Rank

Winter Wheat
Durum Wheat
Other Spring Wheat

*
*
5,500

*
*
5,200

*
*
21

Bu.
Bu.
Bu.

*
*
110,000

*
*
41

Barley

13,500

9,400

28

Bu.

261,000

26

Oats

*

*

*

Bu.

*

*

Corn
For Grain
For Silage

*
----
----

----
*
*

----
*
*

----
Bu.
Tons

----
*
*

----
*
*

Potatoes

*

*

*

Cwt.

*

*

Sugar Beets

*

*

*

Tons

*

*

Dry Beans 1/

*

*

*

Cwt.

*

*

All Hay
Alfalfa
All Other

----
----
----

48,000
23,000
25,000

2.42
2.8
2.1

Tons
Tons
Tons

116,000
63,800
52,200

14
23
3

1/ Yield is in pounds, production is in hundredweight. *Either zero or insufficient data for publication.

Livestock

Reference Date

Number of Head

Rank

All Cattle & Calves
Beef Cows & Heifers 2/
Milk Cows & Heifers 2/

January 1, 2004

48,000
27,100
*

21
25
*

All Sheep & Lambs

January 1, 2004

4,500

24

Hogs & Pigs

December 1, 2003

*

*

2/ That have calved. * Insufficient data for publication

Census of Agriculture - 2002

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Number of Farms
Land in Farms (Acres)
Average Farm Size (Acres)
Total Land Area (Acres)